{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"Book Review : Cutting for Stone &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TtuzAlQOqK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/book-review-cutting-for-stone\/\">Book Review : Cutting for Stone<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/book-review-cutting-for-stone\/embed\/#?secret=TtuzAlQOqK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Book Review : Cutting for Stone&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"TtuzAlQOqK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I really really wanted to love this book. Even after I finished it, I tried to fall in love with it. But sadly, I was never able to do it. It is just not a complete book for me to fall in love with. Abraham Verghese does make a great attempt and somewhere in between, I started wondering if many of his ideas came from the Tamizh mega soaps that grace the TVs mid-day. It just seemed a tad melodramatic. Characters are described a little too much and characters that disappeared make appearances &#8211; a little too much drama. The book also deals a lot with medicine and I cannot take it. Too much blood, too much details but that is just be. I am sure Verghese has taken great efforts to pen down the medical procedures. The story ironically starts in Chennai, moves to Ethiopia and then moves to US. Ironic because I live in the US, my mom is in Chennai and my dad is on assignment in Ethiopia. It was great peek into the culture there. Sister Mary Praise sets sail from India to Ethiopia to serve God. She meets Dr.Stone on the ship and they nurse [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/ashleyswordstoshare.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/stone.jpg"}